A BIRMINGHAM student says she and others will be forced to move out of her flat after the council imposed a new parking scheme.

Residents living along Branston Street in the Jewellery Quarter are angry because they claim a parking permit scheme was implemented without any consultation.

Residents, many of whom live in flats and struggle to park near their homes, will have to pay £195 and around £9 administration costs, up front if they want to secure a pass.

They said there is no quarterly or half yearly options which places added strain on the bulk of families, OAP’s and students living in the area.

Student Brooke Simons-Akwah, aged 21, is compiling a petition and claims many of the 300 other residents support her.

She has also written to her MP Shabana Mahmood and other councillors.

Ms Simons-Akwah, who drives a Ford Ka and is looking for a job after graduating, said: “There was no consultation, £195 is very steep. There was nothing stuck on lampposts and nothing through the post.

“Everyone is outraged. We have to pay to park outside our front door. I’m going to have to move and we have council tax of £1,200 on top of that.”

A Birmingham City Council spokesman said: the scheme was introduced to deter shoppers and visitors from taking up the spaces meant for residents.

“For a number of years a controlled parking zone has been in operation within the Jewellery Quarter in order to ensure parking spaces remain available for local residents and business alike.

“A cost of £3.75 per week is significantly lower than the cost residents would be forced to pay if excessive parking by none locals forced them to park in pay and display car parks or on streets some distance from their homes.

“The controlled parking zone has been the subject of extensive consultation with all affected stakeholders in the Jewellery Quarter, including residents, during which the appropriate price levels were also discussed.”